Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Gary Abbott/USA Wrestling 84 lbs 1st “Wade Adams (MN) vs. Andrew Long (IA) 3rd “Alex Kostenborder (OR) vs. Danny Zilberberg (MN) 5th “Cody Libengood (OH) vs. Kerry Sanders (WA) 7th – Erik Thomas (TX) vs. Greg Packham (RI) 91 lbs.…
The Fargodome was silent Friday, a strange phenomenon for D.J. Guerrero, director for the USA Wrestling Cadet and Junior national tournaments. “It’s almost deafening, “he said. “But come Saturday, this place is going to roar.” It will be roaring for…
They sit scattered in the stands of the Fargodome, unassuming and mostly unknown to the general public. Yet, they are some of the most influential people attending the USA Wrestling Junior and Cadet national tournaments this week. Kids literally wrestle…
Wrestlers aren’t the only ones determined to throw down at the USA Wrestling Cadet and Junior national tournament in the Fargodome. Families and friends of nearly 3,500 competing grapplers are likely to drop some heavyweight cash on merchandise over the…
John Roberts Attended High School In Northwest Indiana (CBS) LAPORTE, Ind. President Bush’s Supreme Court nominee, John Roberts, has some strong local ties. He went to high school in northwest Indiana. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports that it is…
By Steven Allspach, Journal sports writer Tyler Halverson, his photo op with Cael Sanderson already out of the way, was relaxing in a gymful of young wrestlers Friday at Bishop Heelan. All eyes, including Halverson’s, in the steamy auditorium were…
By Alan Abrahamson Los Angeles Times Brian Roney is 45, married with two kids, a park manager for California’s Lake Casitas Recreation Area. Twenty-five years have passed, yet “I just haven’t been able to get rid of that bitterness, “he…
Sanderson headlines wrestling clinic By Steven Allspach Journal sports writer Cruising around Iowa State’s campus on a recruiting visit, shoulder to shoulder with Cael Sanderson, had a sort of ethereal affect on Joe Curran. “There I was, hanging around with…
Live Sports Video.com to webcast all finals rounds from the USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Live Sports Video/ Watch the USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championship finals!! All five gold-medal championship rounds will…
By Andy Walter, Delaware State News DOWNSTATE – Fargo isn’t a vacation, Dicky Howell likes to say. There are no amusement parks or water slides. No, Fargo is about just one thing: wrestling. “It’s certainly not a fun trip, “said…
By Ken Wunderley, Tri-State Sports & News Service Last summer, Nick and Matt Nelson qualified for the USA Wrestling National Championships. These twins from Shaler Area High School had hoped to make a return trip to the national championships next…
A change of venue to Guthrie Center and and change in format to folkstyle from freestyle resulted in the largest participation ever for the Iowa Games Wrestling Tournament. Tim O’Brien, Lake Panorama, who served as commissioner, said a total of…